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I am stepping down as the CEO of Mastodon

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Re: I am stepping down as the CEO of Mastodon

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Post by Insanity »

almosthere wrote: post #286
grepfru_it wrote: post #256

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I used to make so much fun of RMS in the late 90s. Then I met him and my entire view on that man changed. He absolutely is doing the world a favor and it would benefit everyone to think long and hard what a world would be like without GNU today

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Having terrible opinions in one area doesn’t discount what you do in another.

I’d say Stallman has overall had a positive impact on the technology landscape even though he clearly has messed up views when it comes to “sexual ethics”

Re: I am stepping down as the CEO of Mastodon

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Post by krapp »

mothballed wrote: post #290
almosthere wrote: post #286

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Can't beleive Epstein debacle ruined even rms. That guy's tentacles were everywhere.

It didn't ruin RMS at all. He was momentarily cancelled then welcomed back to the FSF. He was blogging passionately about his pro-pedophilia views for years. His supporters literally couldn't have cared less, and rather swore a blood oath of vengeance against the people who called him out.

I'm actually struggling to think of anyone who has suffered negative consequences over Epstein, besides Epstein himself. Even Ghislane is being treated like royalty in prison. Trump seems untouchable. Prince Andrew lost a purely decorative title and was banished to a slightly smaller mansion.

Re: I am stepping down as the CEO of Mastodon

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Post by edoceo »

almosthere wrote: post #286
grepfru_it wrote: post #256

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I used to make so much fun of RMS in the late 90s. Then I met him and my entire view on that man changed. He absolutely is doing the world a favor and it would benefit everyone to think long and hard what a world would be like without GNU today

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It's possible for a person to be an absolute stupid asshole about one topic (children's well being) but right about other things (software).

Should have just stayed in his lane. I admired this dude but those words are, kinda, punchable offense. TF with "voluntary" in there?!?

Re: I am stepping down as the CEO of Mastodon

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Post by jordanb »

mothballed wrote: post #290
almosthere wrote: post #286

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Can't beleive Epstein debacle ruined even rms. That guy's tentacles were everywhere.

RMS was trying to defend Marvin Minsky, but because RMS is on the spectrum he did it in a way that didn't do anything for his long-term friend but made things horrible for himself.

Marvin Minsky and Noam Chomsky were both involved with Epstein.

Re: I am stepping down as the CEO of Mastodon

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Post by bakugo »

jrm4 wrote: post #289
bigstrat2003 wrote: post #142

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Like the other poster said, there's nothing worth losing sleep over in the comments here. Some people trying to start flame wars about politics, and a guy who thinks it's funny to drop racial slurs. None of those is good (and they are all flagged to death which is good), but neither do they make this comment section some kind of cesspool that would show why one is correct to distance oneself from Mastodon.

This feels very analogous to my experience with the place. As a Black person (who absolutely loves the idea and model), it's weird. Feels very much like a "you become what you hate situation," in my case, interacting with Black folks with whom I share probably like 97% similar views on just about everything -- and yet, (it's mild, no worries, but) I have been on the receiving end of the literal worst behavior I've ev…

> with whom I share probably like 97% similar views on just about everything

That's exactly the problem, though. Political echo chambers with no diversity of thought ultimately cultivate the expectation that everyone must agree on every topic, at all times.

As soon as you dare disagree with what the majority has decided is the "correct" opinion, you will be seen as the enemy.

Re: I am stepping down as the CEO of Mastodon

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Post by stackghost »

grepfru_it wrote: post #256
thekid314 wrote: post #248

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I met Stallman once when he was pamphleting outside a beloved book store because they were using meetup to organize a book signing. The guy is consistent.

I used to make so much fun of RMS in the late 90s. Then I met him and my entire view on that man changed. He absolutely is doing the world a favor and it would benefit everyone to think long and hard what a world would be like without GNU today

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Re: I am stepping down as the CEO of Mastodon

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Post by udev4096 »

mmooss wrote: post #92
burningChrome wrote: post #55

Looks like the inmates won again: Without linking to the posts, Rochko also mentioned that “a particularly bad interaction with a user last summer” led him to realize it was time to “step back and find a healthier relationship with the project.” It also drove the decision to restructure Mastodon.

Look at some of the comments in this HN discussion, and you can see what Rochko means.

HN comments rarely resolve only into personal insults. It's sometimes accompanied with the actual arguments but never just insults

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Post by udev4096 »

Loughla wrote: post #152
youniverse wrote: post #103

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Let's salute dang for his service.

For real though. The moderation on this site is on point.

It's on-par with extreme moderation to the point where they will flag/mute whoever disagrees with them

Re: I am stepping down as the CEO of Mastodon

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Post by nullhole »

krapp wrote: post #292
mothballed wrote: post #290

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can't beleive Epstein debacle ruined even rms. That guy's tentacles were everywhere.

It didn't ruin RMS at all. He was momentarily cancelled then welcomed back to the FSF. He was blogging passionately about his pro-pedophilia views for years. His supporters literally couldn't have cared less, and rather swore a blood oath of vengeance against the people who called him out. I'm actually struggling to think of anyone who has suffered negative consequences over Epstein, besides Epstein himself. Even Ghi…

He's blogged for years, writing a number of short 1 or 2 sentence notes daily, on a very wide range of topics, taking positions on each of them from a lefty and analytical point of view, generally covering various political/environmental/economic/legal topics.

And, for what it's worth, he recanted the statement he made that was posted above.

Re: I am stepping down as the CEO of Mastodon

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Post by LexiMax »

stackghost wrote: post #296
grepfru_it wrote: post #256

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I used to make so much fun of RMS in the late 90s. Then I met him and my entire view on that man changed. He absolutely is doing the world a favor and it would benefit everyone to think long and hard what a world would be like without GNU today

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I don't think you even need to go as far as his interpersonal skills. IMHO The fact that the GPLv3 (not the AGPLv3) didn't close the network hole should've been proof enough.

If you care about user freedom, the fact that the GPL isn't viral across the network is such an obvious gaping hole at its center, one that was well known by the late 2000's. Yet through myopia or appeasement, he decided to leave it to the AGPL to solve, and the GPLv3 ended up as a license that still ticked off enough people for them to not upgrade, yet with a gigantic backdoor built-in that allows trivial circumvention of user freedoms.

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